पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1985 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1392

Malayalam Era: 1161

Nanakshahi: 516

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.99°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	285.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	169.89°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	231.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	287.57°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	197.10°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	216.08°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:39 – 09:01
Yamaganda	10:22 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla	13:05 – 14:27
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:01 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:44 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:05 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:05 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:44 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:01 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:39 – 06:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1857922.27
Julian Day	2446387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	70.92°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.6558°), declination -19.17°, EoT 14.21 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1985-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)